TheMightyEthan Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 In conversation yes, usually, though sometimes you'll hear "Roe versus Wade". In actual court it's always "Roe versus Wade" though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 I see. For contrast the UK pronunciation of Claimant v Defendant is "Claimant and Defendant". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 12 hours ago, Thursday Next said: Claimant v Defendant is "Claimant and Defendant" As someone who's very outside of practicing law, I have never seen it that way. Maybe Ethan or Goh seen it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 I've never heard it said with an "and" in the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 https://b3ta.com/danny-dyer-soundboard/ Â In case any of you want to sound like a proper geezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 I've heard both state and federal judges say "vee" for "v." in court.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Maybe it's a rural Kansas thing to say versus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) I think it probably varies by the court. It wouldn't surprise if courts in the sticks are super formal about that sort of thing, though. Also NYC is a fast-paced town and "vee" is fewer syllables than "versus," though both are definitely sued in courts.  I have never heard an American court or lawyer use "and" for "v.," though I have heard imported Irish and UK lawyers use it. IIRC, when I worked at a German firm, they usually translated their case names into English using "against" rather than "and" or "v.," but I did mostly corporate work, so I could be wrong. Edited July 5, 2018 by Mr. GOH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06dmygk  Figured this might be of interest to some Americans, and to appeal to them it's got DeGrasse Tyson on. A science panel, special 100th episode so it's been put up to watch on iPlayer and features a bunch of past guests. Including a vicar and reverend in "theology corner". Given how religion and science are usually put at odds in the US, or so it hugely seems, thought it might interest to see how CofE deals with it all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 I'm subscribed to that as a podcast and they didn't say it was also a video until way too late for me to go to and watch it, but then the podcast was 15 minutes longer so swings and roundabouts I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 I only knew of video cos I follow Brian Cox on Twitter. The length difference is weird too as there's bits in the video not in the podcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 (edited)   Not going to lie guys, a few of these slangs, like chesterfield, two-four, mickey, gong show, kefuffle, double-double, I wasn't aware were "Canadian" slang. Edited July 28, 2018 by Ultra TCP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted August 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 Â At first I thought "butty" would be obvious, but then I remember you guys don't really have butter on your sandwiches. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 Â So we know BS 1636 is one of the best plug types in the world given its many safety features. Turns out you can get some really 'fun' times when combining that with less safe plug types. Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 Man, I thought being able to plug the ground probe into the live slot was good enough, but it gets so much better. Â Also, "That's actually quite useful for just poking random things across."Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 You'll probably get a kick out of other videos on his channel. I'll be honest I tend to phase out once he delves into topics beyond my school level electronics but the bangs and sparks are always fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/15/upshot/british-irish-dialect-quiz.html  British dialect quiz. Which I know dialect/accent aren't one and the same but it does really exemplify the whole "no such thing as british accent" type stuff.  Here's mine:  Which is kinda accurate given where I grew up and have lived (and people I've lived with) in adulthood.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 Indeed I am not but I suppose my NYC/Northeast upbringing shows up due to Ireland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 surprised at the accuracy as the individual question results where all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Mine also has a bit of a hotspot in Ireland, though in a different area than @Mal's. I wonder if that's something common among Americans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 I wonder if there's anything historically the English might have done that would have led to a lot of Americans having some form of Irish heritage or influence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Â Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 You're really really not from there, Metal. Interesting though your only things are from the south. Pop culture maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Most likely.  I did have a teacher from England (don't know from where specifically) but that was a long time ago so yeah, outside of PXOD peeps from there, most of what I've picked up likely comes from movies/books/tv/other pop culture stuff.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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